jersey numbers

Discussion in 'The Beautiful Game' started by Walter3000, Apr 12, 2004.

  1. Walter3000

    Walter3000 Member+

    Apr 8, 2004
    gainesville, Florida
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    anyone no where you can get lists of what numbers players wore?
     
  2. musicl

    musicl New Member

    Jan 9, 2004
    No. But name the players and i will tell you as long as they played in England.
     
  3. Walter3000

    Walter3000 Member+

    Apr 8, 2004
    gainesville, Florida
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    alec jackson, alec cheyne, best, charlton, moore, law, jimmy greaves, zola, peter bonetti, ron harris, peter osgood, gordon durrie, kerry dixon, bobby tambling.

    best is on there only because ive heard he wore more than one number, and im not sure. same for zola.
     
  4. Citizen Q

    Citizen Q New Member

    Apr 13, 2004
    Westchester
  5. LordR

    LordR Member

    Jul 12, 2002
    Germany
    Just search some photos of the players (google) and look at the numbers they wore. ;)
     
  6. musicl

    musicl New Member

    Jan 9, 2004
    Best was number 11 for Man Utd.
     
  7. Seedorf

    Seedorf New Member

    Aug 4, 2003
    Minneapolis, MN USA
    Johan Cruyff was 14. That's all you need to know.
     
  8. skipshady

    skipshady New Member

    Apr 26, 2001
    Orchard St, NYC
    You have to separate modern players and non-modern players when you're talking about jersey numbers. It wasn't too long ago that the starters would be assigned numbers between 1 and 11 based on their position in the lineup, and the subs would get 12 and 14 - although a star player would generally have a preferred number.
    Even now, most European and South American national teams follow this convention for friendlies and WC qualifiers, starters wearing 1-11 regardless of their preference.
     
  9. Seedorf

    Seedorf New Member

    Aug 4, 2003
    Minneapolis, MN USA
    Bobby or Jackie?
     
  10. Walter3000

    Walter3000 Member+

    Apr 8, 2004
    gainesville, Florida
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    bobby. i definitely knew best wore 11, hence my name. but thanks.
     

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